Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crossing Hurdles is seeking a STEM Expert (Mechanical Engineer) for a short-term contract role. The position involves reviewing AI training problems and assessing their scientific realism and design quality without solving them directly.
Responsibilities
- Review AI training problems and research environments built for a frontier AI lab
- Assess whether problems are scientifically realistic, well-designed, and correctly graded
- Review problem quality without solving the problems yourself
- Check whether the grading logic and expected outputs are appropriate
- Identify issues in problem design, assumptions, or evaluation quality
- Provide constructive feedback and detailed annotations
- Write clear and structured review comments
- Complete tasks that usually take 30 90 minutes each
Skills
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering
- Ability to start immediately
- Ability to provide constructive feedback and detailed annotations
- Strong understanding of Mechanical Engineering concepts
- Expertise or Knowledge of Python
- Excellent structured communication and collaboration skills in a remote setting
- Self-motivated and able to work independently in a remote setting
- Reliable desktop/laptop with stable internet connection
- Availability to work around 15 hours over the next few days
- 4 hours overlap with PST
Company Overview
Crossing Hurdles connects skilled professionals with opportunities across AI training platforms and high-growth companies. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, IND, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.crossinghurdles.com.